Coppell out!

[Stranded]

Funny how all the people calling people idiots are the one's who called people idots in the summer for daring to suggest we wouldn't do as well and then spent the 1st half of the season calling anyone who said we were in a relagation battle, idiots.

Do you see the pattern? Call people idiots all you want, we all know who was right this season.

That'll be the group of us who said this season would be harder, but aren't screaming from the rooftops that it's not as good as last season, we should have pushed on etc, etc...

[brendywendy]

Funny how all the people calling people idiots are the one's who called people idots in the summer for daring to suggest we wouldn't do as well and then spent the 1st half of the season calling anyone who said we were in a relagation battle, idiots.

Do you see the pattern? Call people idiots all you want, we all know who was right this season.

there are plenty of insults from the other side too, just not on this page.

you are only right if we go down, though that is looking very likely at the mo.

bunch o bloody harpies/vultures

[Only one Trevor Morley]

Incredible that it has come to this from some and they mean it!

I'm so 50/50 with Coppell at the minute. I think personally he's had a wretched season. 2 failed transfer windows, absolutely no bottle to take out some of his mates from the team, subs nearly always too late, some of the team selections and tactics have been thoroughly bewildering.

However

I'm not sure there is anyone out there who could manage these players better, or command the respect that Coppell has from them. Because ultimately for arguements sake Coppell goes tomorrow, whoever coming in has exactly the same players to work with. He can't get anyone else in, so is effectively managing someone elses team, waste of time and it would seal relegation.

So for that Coppell HAS to stay until the end of the season.

When that comes, which league we are in could decide Coppell's future. He won't be pushed, but I just have a gut feeling that if we go down, he won't want another slog in the Championship and would walk.

Which would end an increible tenure as RFC manager where he has earned the tag as the greatest ever. After 5 years or so though it might just be time at the end of the season for a fresh new voice with fresh ideas, who would get new blood into this team.

It might be..

Who would you want to replace him if he did go at the end of the season

I'd like Robert martinez - though we'd probably only get him if we stayed up.

martin Jol a close second.

[Alan Partridge]

Incredible that it has come to this from some and they mean it!

I'm so 50/50 with Coppell at the minute. I think personally he's had a wretched season. 2 failed transfer windows, absolutely no bottle to take out some of his mates from the team, subs nearly always too late, some of the team selections and tactics have been thoroughly bewildering.

However

I'm not sure there is anyone out there who could manage these players better, or command the respect that Coppell has from them. Because ultimately for arguements sake Coppell goes tomorrow, whoever coming in has exactly the same players to work with. He can't get anyone else in, so is effectively managing someone elses team, waste of time and it would seal relegation.

So for that Coppell HAS to stay until the end of the season.

When that comes, which league we are in could decide Coppell's future. He won't be pushed, but I just have a gut feeling that if we go down, he won't want another slog in the Championship and would walk.

Which would end an increible tenure as RFC manager where he has earned the tag as the greatest ever. After 5 years or so though it might just be time at the end of the season for a fresh new voice with fresh ideas, who would get new blood into this team.

It might be..

Who would you want to replace him if he did go at the end of the season

I'd like Robert martinez - though we'd probably only get him if we stayed up.

martin Jol a close second.

Again it would depend which league we are in. If it is the CCC then I can't see someone like Martin Jol wanting to come here. It's all ifs, buts and maybe's.

[Gordons Cumming]

Funny how all the people calling people idiots are the one's who called people idots in the summer for daring to suggest we wouldn't do as well and then spent the 1st half of the season calling anyone who said we were in a relagation battle, idiots.

Do you see the pattern? Call people idiots all you want, we all know who was right this season.

I didn't call anyone an idiot in the summer, but I will for people who doubt SC will keep us up.

Time will tell if I'm an idiot................. (no comments please)

[andrew1957]

If we were 10 points adrift I could understand this speculation - but we are effectively 2 points adrift (as we have a worse goal difference than Brum) and they have a much harder run in than us.

When I fill in the PL predictor the bottom 7 sides all fail to get 36 points so we don't need to get loads of points to stay up.

I am sure SC will keep us up. Have some faith people.

[Gordons Cumming]

Birmingham have all top 10 teams at home now apparently? Hard run in.

That's great considering they just held the league leaders to a draw with 10 men.

hhhmmmmmmmmmmm......................?

[andrew1957]

Birmingham have all top 10 teams at home now apparently? Hard run in.

That's great considering they just held the league leaders to a draw with 10 men.

hhhmmmmmmmmmmm......................?

They also drew at home to Derby two games earlier. They have not won for as many games than us but are admittedly drawing the odd unexpected game.

All we need to do is win a couple of games and things will turn round.

[Alan Partridge]

Birmingham have all top 10 teams at home now apparently? Hard run in.

That's great considering they just held the league leaders to a draw with 10 men.

hhhmmmmmmmmmmm......................?

They also drew at home to Derby two games earlier. They have not won for as many games than us but are admittedly drawing the odd unexpected game.

All we need to do is win a couple of games and things will turn round.

Exactly what Birmingham are saying to themselves. B'ham have more resiliance about them than what we have and that's why they will narrowly finish above us by 3-4 points.

[andrew1957]

Birmingham have all top 10 teams at home now apparently? Hard run in.

That's great considering they just held the league leaders to a draw with 10 men.

hhhmmmmmmmmmmm......................?

They also drew at home to Derby two games earlier. They have not won for as many games than us but are admittedly drawing the odd unexpected game.

All we need to do is win a couple of games and things will turn round.

For the record Brum's remaining home fixtures are Spurs, Newcastle, Man City, Everton, Liverpool and Blackburn - hardly a easy one apart from Newcastle (maybe)

[andrew1957]

Birmingham have all top 10 teams at home now apparently? Hard run in.

That's great considering they just held the league leaders to a draw with 10 men.

hhhmmmmmmmmmmm......................?

They also drew at home to Derby two games earlier. They have not won for as many games than us but are admittedly drawing the odd unexpected game.

All we need to do is win a couple of games and things will turn round.

Exactly what Birmingham are saying to themselves. B'ham have more reliance about them than what we have and that's why they will narrowly finish above us by 3-4 points.

But the point is that Brum will also need to win games to stay up and they show no more sign of doing so than we have recently.

Of course if we don't win any more games we will go down but I still think we will win 4 or 5 by the end of the season and that will be enough.

[Alan Partridge]

I'd say playing with 10 men for 87 mins against Arsenal and coming back to get a draw shows what they are made of. We could have 20men against Arsenal and they'd wipe the floor with us...again.

[Hoop Blah]

But the point is that Brum will also need to win games to stay up and they show no more sign of doing so than we have recently.

Birmingham are undefeated in their last 3 league games. Admittedly one was against Derby, and they lost to Sunderland before that but they've also got two draws out of Arsenal plus narrow 1-0 defeats to Chelsea and Man Utd since the new year.

Us on the other hand have lost every league game of 2008 and have looked pretty incapable of creating a decent chance let alone scoring a goal.

[londinium]

Get Coppell out NOW!!!!!!!

What has that usless piece of sh*t ever done for us???

Oh yeah... Managed the club to finish in its 3 highest league positions in its 137 year history, gaining a championship points record on the way, a club longest unbeaten run and narrowly missing out on Europe.

Bloody useless.

[watfordroyal]

Our next manger was on MOTD2 last night

"Laurie Sanchez Barmy Army!"

[brendywendy]

Our next manger was on MOTD2 last night

"Laurie Sanchez Barmy Army!"

jesus wept

NOOOOOOooooooo!

[andrew1957]

Our next manger was on MOTD2 last night

"Laurie Sanchez Barmy Army!"

jesus wept

NOOOOOOooooooo!

Quite - heaven help us if any RFC fan would seriously sack SC and replace him with Sanchez - I assume the earlier post was a joke!

[Hoop Blah]

I still have an inkling that we might see Hoddle hear in some capacity in the not too distant future.

[Only one Trevor Morley]

I do have a lot of sympathy with APs view that Coppell will move on at the end of the season - however I think it will happen whatever happens.

Things have gone stale - that happens - nothing wrong with that. But we need a real overhaul in the summer. We've actually got too many players at the moment - but not enough class.

[londinium]

I still have an inkling that we might see Hoddle hear in some capacity in the not too distant future.

Hopefully he will hear us telling him to 'Oxford off'!!!!!